KNOWING WHERE THE ACTION IS.Byline: Barbara De Witt Fashion Editor There is at least one big bash on Oscar night. And host Elton John doesn't care if his guests win or lose, so long as his AIDS Foundation comes out ahead. The pop star is holding his ninth annual benefit at new nightclub Moomba
For the town in South Australia, Australia, see Moomba, South Australia. , and it's rumored that pop singer Nelly Furtado will do a duet with John. Colin Cowie, America's good-taste guru, has been hired to coordinate the event. He said the decor will have a color palette of turquoise, chocolate brown, black and silver. ``I took inspiration from all the turquoise fashions I'd seen on Madison Avenue,'' he says, adding that it will brighten up the table tops he's covering in black velvet with a checkerboard checkerboard the pattern of a chess or draft board; used in many circumstances to display the results of mixing a specific number of variables. The variables are listed in columns designated along the horizontal border and the same or different variables in lines along the vertical of mirrors. The menu, says Cowie, will begin with mousse and end with mousse. And in between, guests will dine on mushroom soup, crab rolls and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of steak. Also promising to be memorable is the final post-Oscar bash at Spago Hollywood, which will be closing soon. It is hosted by TV host Byron Allen with entertainment by Gladys Knight and is a benefit for Children Uniting Nations, with awesome goodie good·ie n. Variant of goody1. bags, says event spokeswoman Erin Felentzer. A preliminary peek showed Tumi roller luggage, Mercedes-Benz watches, Christian Dior handbags, Olympus hand-held digital recorders, certificates for a five-night stay at the Mondrian Hotel, Givenchy perfume, jewelry by Lara Woolf, Konica camera, Ivy Spa services, plus yoga and Pilates sessions. Another hot spot on Oscar night is ``The Night of 100 Stars '' gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. to benefit Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation. Guests, including Bridget and Peter Fonda, Diane Ladd, Dean Stockwell and Maximilian Schell, will dine on tea-smoked chicken, dauphine dau·phine n. The wife of a dauphin. [French, feminine of dauphin; see dauphin.] potatoes and asparagus with a special Oscar-themed dessert. According to spokesman Edward Lozzi, it's a movie reel made of Belgian chocolate with a white chocolate ribbon of film in it featuring each of the best picture nominees. Lozzi added that the entire evening will be underwritten by fashion designer Peter Nygard, who also is providing the gift bags with hair and skin products, Swatch watches and gift certificates to Connie Stevens' new spa. Other Oscar-watching soirees include the Academy Awards Night gala at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs and Museum in Simi Valley, to benefit the Assistance League of the Conejo Valley, and Five Acres' ``A Night at the Academy Awards'' at the Twin Palms Restaurant in Pasadena. At the Hollywood Entertainment Museum is the ``Salute to the Academy Awards'' gala catered by Pinot Hollywood and Chef Harry of PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, fame, benefiting the Educational Center for the Entertainment Arts. At this dinner, guests will sit in various TV-themed rooms, including the ``Cheers'' bar. |
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